UNIT 8 Communication then and now Unit 8

UNIT 8 Communication: then and now

Unit 8 Communication: then and now Learning objectives Opening up Listening to the world Speaking for communication Further practice in listening Wrapping up Fun time

Learning objectives 1 talk about different ways of communication 2 listen for speaker’s prediction 3 deal with misunderstandings 4 conduct a survey on the means of communication 5 make an acceptance speech

Opening up 1 Work in pairs and discuss how you prefer to communicate on the following occasions? Explain your reasons. • Keeping in contact with friends In keeping contact with my friends, I prefer to use instant messengers, like QQ or We. Chat, because they are instant and convenient. I can keep in contact with my friends anytime, anywhere as long as we are online. • Keeping in contact with parents To contact my parents, I still like the traditional telephone because it’s easy to use for my parents.

Opening up 1 Work in pairs and discuss how you prefer to communicate on the following occasions? Explain your reasons. • Making a formal complaint When making a formal complaint, I would prefer to use emails or traditional letters because they seem more formal and may draw more attention from the top level of management. • Getting a train ticket To get a train ticket, I prefer to use the website to search for relevant information and buy the ticket online. It’s quite convenient and simple nowadays, compared to the past when you had to go to the train station to buy a ticket in person.

Opening up 1 Work in pairs and discuss how you prefer to communicate on the following occasions? Explain your reasons. • Confessing your love to a boy / girl When I have to confess my love to a boy / girl, I would rather choose texting or instant messengers because that could save me from the possible embarrassment if I get a “No” after a face-to-face confession of love. • Giving opinions on social issues I prefer to post my opinions on some microblogs or forums so that I can exchange ideas with anyone who is concerned with social issues.

Listening to the world Sharing Listening Viewing

Listening to the world 1 Watch a podcast for its general idea. The people in the podcast mainly talk about the way they like to stay in touch with their friends, and whether modern technology has helped them to communicate better. They also talk about the kinds of problems that modern communication cause.

Listening to the world 2 Watch Part 1 and answer the questions. 1 What does Pasha usually use to stay in touch with friends? He uses a lot of social networking sites. 2 What does Pasha want to find out during this interview? He wants to find out how people feel about modern communication

Listening to the world 3 How do they like to stay in touch with their friends? Watch Part 2 of the podcast and check the answers each time you hear them. ☐☐☐☐ √√√ √emails ☐☐☐☐ √√√ √mobile phone / telephone ☐☐☐☐ face-to-face contact √ ☐☐☐☐ √√ √ letters √ ☐☐☐☐ having dinner ☐☐☐☐ postcards √ ☐☐☐☐ text messages √

Listening to the world 4 Watch Part 3 and choose the true statements. ☐ 1 (She thinks modern technology masks our fear of communicating in an honest and open way. ) ☐ √ 2 ☐ 3 (He is a technophobe and doesn’t use social networking sites. ) ☐ √ 4 ☐ √ 5 ☐ √ 6

Listening to the world 5 Watch Part 4 and match the statements 1 -3 to the people A-C. 3 Sending emails to the wrong people. 2 Easy to be misunderstood in email communication. 1 Making spelling mistakes in emails.

Listening to the world 6 Work in groups and discuss the questions. 1 Has modern technology helped us to communicate better? l l Yes. Many years ago, communication could take days or even months and was very inconvenient. Now we can communicate with each other anytime, anywhere. We can even see each other with the help of webcams no matter how far we are from each other. No. The improvement of ways of communication doesn’t truly enhance the mutual understanding of people. What’s more, people tend to reject face-to-face communication because of the convenience of modern ways of communication. I think that will probably bring more difficult problems.

Listening to the world 6 Work in groups and discuss the questions. 2 Have you had similar problems with modern communication as the speakers? What’s the worst problem you’ve had? Yes. I wanted to send a text message to my girlfriend the other day, but accidentally selected the name of a friend from the contact list in my mobile phone. That’s really embarrassing. The worst problem I’ve had happened a month ago when I was asked by my parents to go to the airport to meet a family relative. We had never met before and we solely contacted each other through mobile phones. The awful moment came when my mobile phone ran out of power just several minutes before his flight arrived.

Listening to the world Sharing Listening Viewing

Listening to the world BEFORE you listen 1 Discuss the questions. 1 What have replaced the objects in the pictures? To some extent, mobile phone has replaced traditional telephone. Digital media players, such as MP 3 player, DVD or even Blu-ray player, have replaced traditional record players and video tape cassettes. Digital recording devices have replaced cassette tape recorders. Computers have replaced pen and ink to a large extent. As to TV, the traditional screens have been replaced with LCD screens.

Listening to the world BEFORE you listen 1 Discuss the questions. 2 In your opinion, are the replacements better than the original items? In my opinion, most of the replacements are quite handy and better than the original items, such as mobile phone, the replacement of traditional telephone. However, people sometimes may overuse the replacements. For example, people’s handwriting skills are on the decline because of the heavy dependence on computers.

Listening to the world Listening skills Additional Notes Listening for speaker’s prediction Apart from tips introduced in the Student’s Book we can also try to detect the speaker’s certainty of his / her prediction using the following strategies: 1) identify modal verbs One of the functions of modal verbs is to do with degrees of certainty: They can be used to indicate whether a prediction is certain, probable, possible or impossible. For example: I will be working on this report this afternoon. (certain) I should be working on this report this afternoon. (probable) I may be working on this report this afternoon. (possible) I might be working on this report this afternoon. (almost impossible)

Listening to the world Listening skills Additional Notes 2) identify interjections The interjections that the speaker uses to fill pauses in predictions, such as um, uh, er, and like, are called hesitation devices. As the name suggests, hesitation devices indicate that the speaker is hesitant and uncertain about what he / she is saying. For example: Well, I think you will understand that, um, there is nothing the department can do, er, for you.

Listening to the world Listening skills Additional Notes 3) Other words There also many other words, phrases and expressions that the speaker can use in his / her predictions to show certain he / she is, such as certainly, definitely, probably, possibly, it seems like, perhaps, kind of, sort of, etc. For example: Don’t worry. I will certainly go to the party next week. People will definitely work shorter hours in the future. I guess you will probably enjoy this film. It seems like she could pass the final exam. I guess that’s what it’s called, it’s kind of pinkish. I will go back to work sort of next week.

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 2 Listen to some people talking about things that will happen in the future. Find and correct three mistakes in the following notes. System for translating foreign languages • Talk to a foreigner on the phone, his / her words translated into your ear • Online translation services already exist BUT often make mistakes, e. g. English to Chinese English to Japanese

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 2 Listen to some people talking about things that will happen in the future. Find and correct three mistakes in the following notes. Handwriting in 10 years • TV program says handwriting will disappear in 100 years • Will use thumbprints / digital signatures, e. g. retina scans • Man says people will still carry pens • Woman says kids may stop writing

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 2 Listen to some people talking about things that will happen in the future. Find and correct three mistakes in the following notes. TV • They think there’ll still be a large screen in the living room • BUT TV programs will be on-demand — watch what you want • One man thinks it’ll change in the long term • Two women agree Two women think it’ll be in the short term

Listening to the world WHILE you listen Additional Notes Skype an application that allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet by using the Vo. IP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology. Users can also send instant messages, exchange files and images, send video messages and create conference calls. Skype was one of the early successes in using the Vo. IP. It was later bought by Microsoft in 2011.

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks. 1 By technology, so you can do this on Skype, you know, camera filming you and where you’ve got the um, the __________ you, you are talking to someone um, in another country. . . 2 I mean it works very well for businesses because you will be able to communicate with someone from a different company in a different country and maybe. . . um, that will stop barriers in that way. _______

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks. 3. . . people will still carry a pen around in their top pocket rather than anything else, and um, that will be the _______ , quickest , easiest straightforward and most way to communicate. ________ 4 I think there’ll be a place for computers, for You. Tube, all those ultimately things, but ________it will not replace a very large screen in your living room. 5 But the large screen in your living room will still be there. It’s just delivery and whether or not it’s _______ broadcast the method of _____ to you when you don’t want it or whether you. . .

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 4 Listen again and fill in the future time markers you hear. 1 Um, so there are many, many ways we communicate with in the near future people at the moment and um. . . ___________. in the future 2 Well, it might work _________ but it certainly doesn’t work at the moment. 3 I heard a TV program the other day and they said that they in the next 10 years don’t think that handwriting will exist __________. in years to come people will still carry a pen 4 Um, I think ________, around in their top pocket rather than anything else. . .

Listening to the world WHILE you listen 4 Listen again and fill in the future time markers you hear. in the short term , but if you think about – I 5 Well, maybe ________ don’t know – sort of kids, 10, 12 years old, they’re using more and more, you know, computers at school. . . in a month or two 6 It won’t be in a month. . . It won’t be __________, in the short term , but certainly and it, it won’t be in the, ________ in, in _______ the long term , this will be the future. in the short term , actually. 7 I think, I think it will be ________

Listening to the world After you listen 5 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What do you think of the ways of communication in the past, the present, and the future? In the past, people communicated with each other mainly through mails. It was very difficult for people to communicate with each other. After the invention of telephone and fax, people communicate with each other much more easily than before. The emergence of the computer, as well as the Internet, has brought people into a new era of communication. In the future, I think communication will be more convenient. In addition to sharing information anytime, anywhere, people may even exchange messages directly through brainwaves.

Listening to the world After you listen 5 Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 2 How do you think the development of communication technology will influence our learning in the future? First, I think online learning will be more widely accepted in the next decade. The online learning environment will be more attractive and can enable learners to communicate with the outside world simultaneously. Second, I think the way of learning will be improved with the development of communication technology. Learners will not be taught by teachers any more, but trying to construct their own knowledge and skills with the help of online content and tools. In the distant future, I believe that communication technology can even make it possible to transfer knowledge and skills into human brains to greatly shorten the learning process.

Listening to the world Sharing Listening Viewing

Listening to the world BEFORE you view 1 Discuss the questions. How the Internet has changed the world? Firstly, the Internet has had a profound impact on how people communicate. People can now communicate to others across the globe in many forms. l Secondly, the Internet has created a great ability of information sharing. l Thirdly, the Internet has changed human relationships to some extent. On the one hand, it can make people get to know each other more easily. On the other hand, it has caused distance. l Fourthly, the Internet has totally transformed and revolutionized opportunity in business. l

Listening to the world BEFORE you view 2 Read program information. What is it about? Whose comments does it include? The program is about the impact of the Internet. It includes comments from some of the best-known Internet pioneers.

Listening to the world WHILE you view 3 Watch the video clip and fill in the blanks with what you hear. Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet wealth 1 It creates unimaginable _______. challenge authority. 2 It allows us to ______ spy 3 It allows regimes to _____ and censor. 4 It has created a generation of Web ______. addicts knowledge 5 It opens up new realms of _______.

Listening to the world WHILE you view 4 Watch the video clip again and match the people below to the extracts a-f. f d a b c e 1 Aleks Krotoski, the presenter 2 Bill Gates 3 Steve Wozniak 4 Al Gore 5 Mark Zuckerberg 6 Stephen Fry

Listening to the world WHILE you view 5 Then watch the video clip again and fill in the blanks. A quarter of the planet now uses the Web. 1 _____ 35 million people log on to 2 In the UK, over _____ the Internet every day. 3 People in the UK spend around _______ a billion pounds a week on the Web. 4 _____ Five million people in the UK use a dating website every month. Eighteen million people in the UK read blogs. 5 ______

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 1 What do you think are the positive and negative sides of the Internet? Positive : The Internet brings us an easy and effective way of communication. We can meet people from all around the world and learn about their customs, lifestyles and what their societies are like. l Negative: The Internet also brings us a lot of problems, for example, theft of personal information, children’s addiction to online games, pornographic sites and such, that we are still trying to solve. What’s more, if overused, it can limit real-life interaction with other people. l

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 2 What do you like best about the Internet: 1) it helps us to communicate more conveniently What I like best about the Internet is its communication functions. Thanks to the Internet, now we can communicate in a fraction of a second with a person who is sitting in another part of the world. We can utilize the facilities of email; we can chat online for hours with our loved ones. With the help of such services, it has become very easy to establish a kind of global friendship where we can share our thoughts and explore cultures of different people.

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 2 What do you like best about the Internet: 2) it opens up new realms of knowledge What I like best about the Internet is that it opens up new realms of knowledge. The Internet has facilitated the development of educational technology, and it has also provided new opportunities for education, for example, more and more people are benefiting from the online learning. Besides, the Internet has created a new world of education and has greatly contributed to the development of human society.

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 2 What do you like best about the Internet: 3) it creates wealth What I like best about the Internet is that it provides new opportunities to become rich. E-commerce and online banking have opened a brand-new field in which people can make money in ways they can never imagine before. Amazon and Alibaba are good examples.

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 2 What do you like best about the Internet: 4) other What I like best about the Internet is its entertainment value. While surfing the Internet, I can play online games and watch TVs or movies, etc. In addition, traditional TV and mobile phone are also endowed with powerful entertainment functions thanks to the Internet. I can play and watch anytime, anywhere. With the company of the Internet, I never feel my life to be boring or dull.

Listening to the world AFTER you view 6 Discuss the questions. 3 Steve Wozniak says “It’s like the Internet has become a brain. It’s the smartest brain in the world. ” Do you agree? Why or why not? Yes, I agree. The Internet, just like a human brain, stores tremendous information which includes almost all the human knowledge. Besides, it offers quick solutions to various problems we meet in daily life. l No, I don’t agree. Powerful as it is, the Internet is just a database that stores messy information. It cannot think intelligently and solve problems like humans. l

Speaking for communication 1 Listen to four conversations involving misunderstandings. What types of misunderstandings are they? 1 the wrong number 2 the wrong hotel 3 the wrong time 4 the wrong date

Speaking for communication 2 Listen again and answer the questions. Conversation 1 1 Who did the woman want to speak to? Tom. 2 Who did she speak to? A clerk of Willy’s Burger Bar. Conversation 2 1 How did David make his hotel reservation? Over the phone. 2 What hotel does he want to stay in? The Sheldon Hotel.

Speaking for communication 2 Listen again and answer the questions. Conversation 3 1 What time does the show finish? Seven o’clock. 2 What time did the show start? Five o’clock. Conversation 4 1 What does the woman want to rent? A car. 2 What is the date? The fourth of July.

Speaking for communication 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks. Extract 1 W: Hi. Me again. I’ve sent an attachment with all the figures for the last six months. That should be all you need. I didn’t catch any of that M: Sorry, _____________. W: I’ve sent the figures in an attachment. Is that Tom? lost me M: You’ve _____. Who is this? Extract 2 M: I’ve got a reservation in the name of David Cullinan. the last name W: Just one moment. Er, could you repeat _________?

Speaking for communication 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks. Extract 3 W: The Sheldon is on Queen’s Road, just around the corner. say that again – where is it? M: Oh no. Sorry, can you ________ Extract 4 W: You’ve missed the best bits. You’re late. exactly do you mean M: What __________? The show starts at seven, doesn’t it? W: No, it finishes at seven! Didn’t you say it starts at seven? M: _______

Speaking for communication 3 Listen again and fill in the blanks. Extract 5 M: We’ve got nothing for you, I’m afraid. what you’re saying You’re a car rental W: I don’t get _________. company, right? M: Yes, but today is a holiday and all the cars have been booked already. there’s nothing at all W: Do you mean to tell me that _________? No cars available?

Speaking for communication Speaking skills Additional Tips Dealing with misunderstandings To avoid misunderstandings in conversations, Ss should also pay attention to the following tips. 1 Listen intently. 2 Speak clearly. 3 Pay attention to your tone of voice. 4 Make clarifications and verifications constantly. Adequately employing these tips in conversations will significantly help Ss prevent possible misunderstandings.

Speaking for communication 4 Role-play the situations. Situation 1 Room service B: Hello, Sir. This is Room Service. A: I called Room Service and asked for some soap. How come it becomes tomato soup? B: I’m really sorry for that. I think the Room Service has misunderstood your words. We’d like to apologize for that. Would you mind waiting for me for a while? I’ll be back in a minute. A: That’s all right. I will be here waiting for the soap. Thanks for your tomato soup, anyway. B: OK, I see now. I’ll go to get the soap right now. Sorry again for all the inconvenience.

Speaking for communication 4 Role-play the situations. Situation 2 Ordering in a restaurant B: Good evening. Are you ready to order? A: Well, what are today’s specials? B: Well, we have …. A: Excuse me. I didn’t catch any of that. You speak too fast. Can you say that again? B: I’m sorry. I mean today we have …. A: Do you mean you have fried chicken? B: Yes, fried chicken with fries on the side. A: Great, I like it. Oh, I also want a potato soup, please. B: Ok, a tomato soup. A: Oh, you’ve got me wrong. I want a potato soup. B: Sorry, it’s a potato soup. Anything else?

Speaking for communication Get ideas 1 Listen and think what does the woman say about the topics in the table below? Topics Preferences Giving good news Face-to-face, but if you can’t meet them then a phone call or email is fine. Face-to-face if you know the person, but if it’s difficult then use an email. Giving bad news Arranging social activities Text or phone, as it’s more convenient. Sending a thank-you message Letter or card. People appreciate the effort and might keep it.

Speaking for communication Get ideas 2 Listen to the talk again and choose the one you hear. ☐ √ 1 It depends on … √ 2 It’s much better to … ☐ ☐ 3 I prefer to … ☐ √ 4 On the other hand, … ☐ √ 5 In those circumstances I’d rather … ☐ 6 The best way to do this is to … ☐ √ 7 It’s more convenient. ☐ √ 8 People really appreciate … ☐ 9 I like it when …

Speaking for communication Discuss and organize ideas 3 Work in groups to discuss how to conduct a questionnaire survey for a company who is going to develop a new program for online communication. From the survey, the company would like to know: l l people’s favorite means of communication their main needs and requirements in communication their comments on the current means of communication their expectations of communication tools in the near future. . .

Speaking for communication Discuss and organize ideas 4 Work in groups to create a questionnaire.

Speaking for communication Discuss and organize ideas 5 Conduct the survey using the questionnaire you have designed. You should interview people of different ages and genders for their opinions. 6 Summarize your findings based on the survey.

Speaking for communication Present ideas 7 Introduce your findings from the survey to the class. Before you begin, refer to the checklist below to see if you are ready. Checklist p Use proper survey questions to get information needed. p Analyze the survey results reasonably and appropriately. p Present the survey results in an organized and clear way. p Make use of appropriate expressions.

Speaking for communication Reference answers Our survey was conducted among 28 people including 13 males and 15 females. They are from different professions and their ages range from 18 to 45. The survey instrument we used was a questionnaire including four questions. The results of the survey are presented as follows. As for the question “What is your favorite means of communication? ”, 21 of the respondents chose online instant messenger and four preferred texting. They are all under the age of 35. It is obvious that few young people nowadays like face-to-face communication. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference answers When asked about their main needs or requirements in communication, most of them responded that communication should be instant and convenient. Moreover, it should be available anytime and anywhere. Interestingly, they also hoped that communication should feel like talking face-to-face, whereas they did not like face -to-face communication in real life at all as shown above. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference answers Regarding their impression of the current means of communication, the majority of them had similar opinions. According to their responses, email is easy to use but not instant. Texting is silent and cheap, but it needs more time to input information. Phone call is reliable, but it is expensive and not available in certain situations. Online instant messenger is instant, what’s more, it enables you to share documents, pictures and videos and to hold video conferences. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference answers However, you may have the risk of talking to someone unknown, being infected by viruses or attacked by hackers. For face-to-face communication, they thought it can give you immediate feedback and instant interaction. You can also have a chance to detect body language for a better understanding. However, it is really time-consuming and needs a lot of interpersonal skills. Besides, face-to-face communication is simply not realistic for people in different places. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference answers Regarding their expectation of the communication tool of the next generation, their responses suggested that it should be smart, intelligent and provide better privacy protection. Furthermore, they hoped it can combine all the advantages of current means of communication. To sum up, most of the respondents now prefer online communication and they all expect a more convenient and more powerful communication tool in the near future.

Speaking for communication Additional Tips Acceptance speeches An acceptance speech often contains the following elements: Express gratitude The speakers often start by thanking the organization(s) or individual(s) involved in giving them the award. One who is accepting the award on behalf of a larger entity should make it clear that he / she is speaking for that entity. State the honor of being recognized Next the speakers may state how honored they are in one or two sentences. In doing so, they may generally mention the award by name.

Speaking for communication Additional Tips Mention the competition Another thing the speakers commonly do is to compliment the competition and the people who were co-nominated for the award, for example, “I never thought I would win such an award. It is a great honor for me to be nominated with Jack Paulson and Mary Wineberg, who are both superb singers. ” Share the praise The speakers acknowledge the people who supported them in their endeavors. These can be colleagues, those who had a direct impact on their work, who are most important in their lives, or anyone who helped them achieve the honor. The speakers give quick thanks by name and comment briefly on how these people contributed to their success

Speaking for communication Additional Tips Other things the speakers can include in acceptance speeches: l their experience and how they feel about getting the award. l the process by which their achievement came about, l the values their work represents l the larger message the award conveys l tell their inspirational stories Good acceptance speeches are characterized by brevity, humility and graciousness. Although they may vary in length, most times they are two to five minutes long, or even shorter. Furthermore, the speakers should be modest and generous, avoiding too much self-congratulation. In addition, an acceptance speech usually has an opener and an ending. The opener, or attention getter, aims to attract the audience. The ending often contains a final note of thanks or a memorable punch line.

Speaking for communication Additional Tips A sample acceptance speech It came true. Thank you so much to the Academy for this and for nominating me with Helen Hunt, Jacki Weaver, Amy Adams and Sally Field. I look up to you all so much and it’s just been such an honor. Thank you. There are so many people whose generosity and support is the reason I’m standing here right now. I must thank Hugh Jackman. Hugh, you’re the best. The cast, the crew, especially Simon Hayes and the sound wizards. Congratulations on tonight, you guys. The creative team behind Les Misérables: Cameron Mackintosh, Tom Hooper; from Working Title: Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Debra Hayward; and from Universal: Ron Meyer, Donna Langley and Adam Fogelson. Thank you, guys, for your faith and thank you for this opportunity.

Speaking for communication Additional Tips I have to thank my team, led by the lionhearted Suzan Bymel. Josh Lieberman, Mick Sullivan, Maha Dakhil … Please say I just said everyone. Josh Lieberman again, just to be safe. Stephen Huvane, Jason Sloane and special contributions by Frank Selvaggi and Kerry Wagner. I want to thank my friends, especially the ones who are cheering from Crosby Street tonight. My family, who I’m so blessed to be a part of. My husband. By far and away, the greatest moment of my life is the one when you walked into it. I love you so much. And thank you for this. Here’s hoping that someday in the not too distant future the misfortunes of Fantine will only be found in stories and nevermore in real life. Thank you.

Speaking for communication Additional Tips In short, the primary purpose of an acceptance speech is to give thanks. The speaker should decide what to say according to the specific occasion and then give a speech that shows his / her true gratitude for the recognition. ——Anne Hathaway, on wining the Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 85 th Academy Awards ceremony

Speaking for communication Reference speech An Acceptance Speech for a School Science Award Dear president, professors, fellow students and friends, When I heard my name called, I knew my dream came true. Everyone may say they’ve dreamed about being up here since they started college. I seriously did, ever since I signed up for the Annual Science Competition for the first time two years ago. I’d like to thank the University Science Committee and the Urban Development Foundation for this award. It’s such a tremendous honor to win the Top Invention. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference speech The nominees of this year all have demonstrated remarkable creativity and admirable passion in their pursuit of science and innovation. I’m proud to have been included as one amongst them. I am deeply grateful to Prof. Wang Lihan in the School of Material Sciences and Engineering. It was a small project I did for his introductory course on biomaterials that ultimately led me onto the path toward this honor. His lectures sparked my interest in playing with common materials, making me wonder whether I could make any new and special use of them. He continued to give me invaluable advice throughout my work on this little invention. So thank you, Prof. Wang, for your wonderful lectures and inspiring words. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference speech I really want to thank all professors and students in the Biomaterial Lab. I would never stand here without their encouragement and support. To Prof. Zhang Jiandong, Ma Qiang, and Liu Bolin, thank you for your kind help with the equipment. To my fellow classmates, Zhao Hongxin, Li Jie, Wang Shufang and Luo Ting, thank you for keeping me company in late night at the lab. My gratitude to my family is beyond expression in words. My parents’ unending love and support give me strength to overcome whatever difficulty and obstacle in life. My grandparents taught me the values of social responsibility and mutual care. I thank them all from the bottom of my heart. To be continued

Speaking for communication Reference speech Thomas Edison once said, “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. ” To me, earning this award means that I will continue to strive to turn what may seem ordinary and valueless to something that can make our life better. I will do this with good imagination, new technology, and hard work. What I have achieved so far is just one of the numerous possible ways for us to build a beautiful city by affordable means. I hope my invention can trigger smarter ideas and I myself can do better too in the future, so I might be more worthy of tonight’s honor. Again, thank you so much. Thank you.

Further practice in listening 1 Q: What’s the man’s opinion of mobile phones on campus? A Mobile phones disturb students when they study. 2 Q: Why doesn’t the woman have an instant messenger? C Because she believes that online chatting is unsafe. 3 Q: What does the woman imply? D She can’t send the email right now. 4 Q: Why was the man frustrated with the get- together yesterday? A Because most people were cell phone addicts and didn’t concentrate on their conversation. 5 Q: What does the man imply? A Online love is not as reliable as you expected.

Further practice in listening Q 1: Why is the woman so happy? D Because she received a letter from her pen pal. Q 2: What is the woman’s job? B An accountant in Miami. Q 3: Which of the following would be most likely to be talked about between the woman and her pen pal? C Old cowboy movies. Q 4: Why is the woman more willing to receive old-style letters instead of emails from her friend? D Because she thinks waiting for a letter is like expecting a gift from far away.

Further practice in listening Q 1: Which of the following is the most popular form of communication according to the passage? A Emailing. Q 2: How many people use their smart phones to text, according to the passage? C More than 70 percent of people. Q 3: What do we know about the number of messages sent daily over Facebook? C It is far less than the number of emails sent every day. Q 4: What is probably the speaker’s attitude toward the trend of decreasing face-to-face and verbal communication? D Neutral.

Further practice in listening 1) endangered 2) falling apart 3) calculates 4) tosses aside 5) turn to 6) unprecedentedly 7) classified 8) shut down 9) approximately 10) fury

Wrapping up Use the following self-assessment checklist to check what you have learned in this unit. OK I can talk about different methods of communication. I can identify the speaker’s prediction through future time markers. I can deal with misunderstandings properly in speaking. I can conduct a survey on the means of communication. I can make an acceptance speech. Needs work

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